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Woman dies after suspected Richmond arson, bringing death toll to 4

nbcbayarea.com · 8hShare

The 33-year-old woman who was critically injured in a house fire allegedly set by her brother on Tuesday has died, the police department said on Saturday. Police said Sergio Rivera-Vega was accused of starting the fire at a home located along the 200 block of 15 th Street on Tuesday night. The blaze killed Rivera-Vega’s 47-year-old father and his 5-year-old nephew, his 2-year-old niece and now his 33-year-old sister. Rivera-Vega lived in the home. Police said a motive for the alleged arson is still under investigation. “Our investigators, their number one goal is to figure out why this happened, why this person would do this to their family,” England said. “That is what everybody wants to know.” The day of the incident, firefighters had responded to a fire nearby at about 8:15 p.m. After that fire was under control at about 8:45 p.m., bystanders alerted them of another fire at a nearby home, which is the one Rivera-Vega allegedly started, according to authorities. The second fire was u

First report: Twisted arson suspect torched home, killing his dad, niece and nephew — as family issues heartbreaking plea — nypost.com, 1d